Ottawa Citizen photos of the week

Wayne Cuddington, Ottawa Citizen05.05.2013

FRIDAY: Anthony Pike, 16, carries his girlfriend Chelsea Lane, 16, across the flooded park area at Britannia Beach on Friday, May 3, 2013, after she found the water too cold. The Ottawa River continues to be causing some minor flooding along the river bank.
Read more: Friday forecast: Sunny skies, high 24 C

FRIDAY: Ashley White, along with her lawyer Israel Gencher, right, and her dad, Robert White, left, leaves the Elgin Street court house on bail Friday, May 3, 2013 after being acquitted of the charge of attempted murder. She still awaits sentencing on the charge of aggravated assault.
Read more: Ashley White found not guilty of attempted murderJulie Oliver
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FRIDAY: A performer gets attention from a passer by at Ottawa City Hall. The official opening of the Tulip Festival was held at the Festival Plaza at Ottawa City Hall on Friday, May 3, 2013.Pat McGrath
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SATURDAY: Ally Slattery, 19 and Tracy Murray, 20, watch as Jason Fleury, 20, does a back flip off the slack line they had set up at Mooney's Beach on Saturday, May 4, 2013, as the region enjoyed a warm spring day to kick off the first weekend of the Tulip Festival.
Read more: Weekend weather: Sunny and hotWayne Cuddington
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SUNDAY: Craz-E-Crew cycle stunt team performs aerial moves at CN Cycle for CHEO at Canadian War Museum on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Thousands of cyclists, in-line skaters and walkers participated in the event and raised total of $726,410 for cancer research and treatment for children.
Read more: Kids ride for CHEO, raise record highJames Park
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SUNDAY: (Left to right) Joseph and Jeanne Griffin along with their daughter Angela Slonosky celebrates 68 years of marriage by renewing the wedding vows at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Approximately 110 couples renewed their wedding vows during a mass presided by the Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, SJ, Archibishop of Ottawa.James Park
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SUNDAY: Carey Price, left, looks on as Josh Gorges trips up Mika Zibanejad, right, to draw a penalty in the first period as the Ottawa Senators took on the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarter final game at Scotiabank Place on Sunday, May 5, 2013. The Senators won 6-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Read more: Senators battle back in fight-filled victoryWayne Cuddington
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MONDAY: Approximately 200 children gathered at Ottawa City Hall to join International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield (broadcast from space) on Monday, May 6, 2013 in singing this year's official Music Monday song, "Is Somebody Singing".
Read more: Photos & Video: Music MondayChris Mikula
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MONDAY: Jean-Gabriel Pageau talks to the media following an optional practice for the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place on Monday, May 6, 2013.
Read more: Pageau still coming down from big nightWayne Cuddington
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TUESDAY: David Emery was one of a handful of painters from a local seniors' watercolour group, enjoying the warm weather and new blooms at the arboretum Tuesday, May 7, 2013.Julie Oliver
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TUESDAY: Cory Conacher celebrates the Senators' second goal late in the third period as the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens meet in game 4 of the NHL Eastern Conference Quarter Finals at Scotiabank Place on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Senators won the game 3-2 in overtime to take a 3-1 lead in the series.
Read more: Senators take 3-1 series stranglehold with OT winWayne Cuddington
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TUESDAY: Paul Luciano and his son Jack, 11, with the sign he made in 2006 as the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens met in game 4 of the NHL Eastern Conference Quarter Finals at Scotiabank Place. Both wear "I am Walrus" t-shirts in support of Sens coach Paul MacLean.
Read more: Photo Gallery: Sens fans ready for Game 4Wayne Cuddington
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WEDNESDAY: James Cunningham samples the wares from Ottawa Streat Gourmet on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Mayor Jim Watson and Community and Protective Services Chair, Councillor Mark Taylor were joined by special guest, James Cunningham, host of the Food Network’s popular T.V. show Eat St., to present Ottawa’s Street Food Showcase at Ottawa City Hall. Eighteen new carts and truck food vendors will be located at various locations around the city.Pat McGrath
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WEDNESDAY: The 80-member Tianguo Marching Band marches down Sparks Street to mark Falun Dafa Day in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.Chris Mikula
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WEDNESDAY: An ad in a bus shelter creates the illusion that Money is falling from the sky on Queen Street on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.Chris Mikula
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WEDNESDAY: A senior citizen surveys a car that ran out of control and landed upside down on the sidewalk in front of the New Edinburgh Square retirement Residence on Beechwood Avenue on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.
Read more: Three people injured in spectacular Beechwood car crashChris Mikula
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THURSDAY: The Star Wars Identities Exhibition opens Friday, May 10, 2013 and runs until September 2 at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum. The fun, interactive exhibition offers some 200 objects from the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum - everything from the original C3PO, R2D2 and Darth Vader to original life-size molds, models and sketches from the sci-fi phenomenon. With her hair done up like Princess Leia, Morgane Caron, 7, seemed wide eyed with excitement at all of the cool exhibits she took in with her family, including mom, Chantal.
Read more: Star Wars Identities exhibit blends fascinating science with fictionJulie Oliver
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THURSDAY: Reepa Evic-Carleton lights the same Qulliq that was part of Expo '67 during the official opening of new Wabano Centre on Thursday, May 9, 2013.
Read more: $14M Wabano Centre focus of aboriginal prideJana Chytilova
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THURSDAY: Sens fans react after the second goal from the Sens while watching at Hooley's on Elgin Street in Ottawa during game 5 of the quarter finals between Montreal and Ottawa on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The Sens would go on to win the game 6-1, and the series 4 games to 1.
Read more: Senators crush Canadiens to advanceBruno Schlumberger
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FRIDAY: Students and staff at Sacred Heart High School held their annual cake auction charity fundraiser on Friday, May 10, 2013. Retired teacher Mike Maloney with teacher Malcolm Lawrence place one of the cake submissions onto a table.
Read more: Sacred Heart cake auction raises $35,000Pat McGrath
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